Art

[active_apathy]

Today, I interrupt your flist to bring you art behind a cut. It's from a scan of a page in Wicked, which I was linked to by lesslikeyou for possible source images for my reworked layout. Mozilla, Firefox, Netscape, Safari, Konqueror and IE/Mac users, the Time Dragon background images come from the same place.

The scan was B&W, and sharp all over in the way that drawings are. The following image has been coloured in, 'mounted' on a purple wheat thatch backing, has had some film grain added, and a fake depth-of-field effect applied to mid- and backgrounds for a more photographic feel.



This is part of a greater plot to enhance my Photoshop skills. So, if there's imagey-things you think would be good or that you'd like done, say so. Photomanips or maybe even restoration could be fun, too. *nods sagely*

Comments

[eighthcloud.livejournal.com]

This makes two days (entries?) in a row that I have been mentioned in the e-goddesses journal.

My life is complete. I shall take my cat and retire now.

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

What? No! You and your cat are staying, forever if need be.

[eighthcloud.livejournal.com]

I believe your dogs would terrify my cat, so maybe we'll have to hide her...

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Quite possibly. I think my dogs would just want to play with her.

[eighthcloud.livejournal.com]

I think that should we meet, our pets should stay out of it, at least at first. You know, for safety. But, for purposes involving this thread, I shall stay. Willow will too.

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

I find your solution to be acceptable and appropirate.

[eighthcloud.livejournal.com]

::pouncesquish::

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Yay! *figurativeMeltyness*

[riverchild.livejournal.com]

Wow, that looks brilliant! Love the faux-depth-of-field blur, it works perfectly.

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

The same basic faux-depth-of-field works for point-and-shoot digital cameras, too. I can't be definite about this (yet), but I think DSLRs are happy to do real depth-of-field.

[theshadowlurker.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, pretty.

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[herekittykitty.livejournal.com]

Hello, Dr. Dillamond. Welome to Livejournal.

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

*ponders*

Do you think Dillamond would like LJ? Discuss.

[herekittykitty.livejournal.com]

I think that he'd like the prospect of hundreds of people getting together in good spirits, but he wouldn't like the hate and such. Come to think of it, who does?

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Trolls, I think.

[herekittykitty.livejournal.com]

and people who just like hate.

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

*nods* Them too. *glares at people who like hate*

[herekittykitty.livejournal.com]

*flicks them*

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

...

Flick them harder.

[herekittykitty.livejournal.com]

*flick!!*

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

That'll show 'em. *nods*

[sarekofvulcan.livejournal.com]

Excellent job there!

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[justwallpaper.livejournal.com]

Ooh. Very nice. I envy your Photoshop skillz. ;_;

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Thanks! (But I'd like more opportunities to work with them, make them all better-like.)

[laurenmitchell.livejournal.com]

This is great. And if I think of anything for you to practice on. I'll let you know.

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Thankyou kindly, and maybe even in advance. :)

[nyctanessa.livejournal.com]

Impressive! (I am absolutely clueless when it comes to Photoshop.. I've given up. >.>)

[active-apathy.livejournal.com]

Thanks!